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Happy and they know it? Developing a well-being framework based on young people consultation

The Children’s Society, in collaboration with University of York, is undertaking a programme of research on the well-being of children and young people in England. This work is based on an extensive consultation with young people. This briefing paper presents a summary of children's and young people's views, as well as describing a framework for children's well-being based on these views, and provides and overview of how we are taking this work forward through a major new survey of children and young people.

GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services - Grief Matters, Responding to Loss and Bereavement

This podcast is taken from the 'GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services' Conference held in Glasgow on the 24-26 September. Session 2 - Building Better Childhoods, Understanding Contemporary Childhood. Mike O'Connor from The Notre Dame Centre talks about grief, loss and bereavement in childhood.

GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services - Listening to Children: Taking children and young people's participation forward

This podcast is taken from the 'GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services' Conference held in Glasgow on the 24-26 September. Session 1 - Children's Voices, citizenship and inclusion. Dr Kay Tisdall, Programme Director of the MSc in Childhood Studies, University of Edinburgh talks about children's and young people's communication.

GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services - improving child health: discussion of evidence on promoting protective factors and reducing modifiable risk factors

This podcast is taken from the 'GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Service' conference held in Glasgow on the 24-26 September. Professor Linda de Caestecker, Director of Public Health, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde talks about improve health care for children and young people.

GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services - Changes in Support for Children and Families in Iceland: Social capitals, challenges and opportunities

This podcast is taken from the 'GIRFEC: Childhood, Citizenship and Children's Services' Conference held in Glasgow on the 24-26 September. Session 4 - Changing Children's Services. Professor Dóra Bjarnason. University of Iceland talks about the community and families behaviour in Iceland.